Elections Code section 11386

If the candidate who received the highest number of votes in a recall election for a state officer fails to qualify within 10 days after receiving the certificate of election, the office to which the candidate was elected shall become vacant and shall be filled according to law.

Source: Section 11386, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=11386. (updated Jan. 1, 2023; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_11386

Original Source: Section 11386, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=11386. (last accessed May 12, 2025).